Jorge Antonio Solis (May 1, 1951 – October 8, 2021) was a United States District Judge and Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Jorge Antonio Solis
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Born 1951 in San Ygnacio, TX
Died 2021
FJC ID: 2239
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 9/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 19/year
Texas Northern District Court · 1991–2016
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Hispanic
Prior employment
- Taylor County [Texas] Three Hundred and Fiftieth District CourtJudge · 1989–1991
- West Central Texas Narcotics Task ForceSpecial prosecutor · 1988
- Abilene, TexasCriminal district attorney · 1983–1987
- Private practice, Abilene, Texas1981–1982
- Abilene, TexasAssistant criminal district attorney · 1976–1981
Appointments
1991–2016 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1976- McMurry CollegeB.A. · 1973